St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-18
Talk and 'sattIe.

Charley Kindred, of Brainerd, is keeping
up his record for schemlng. He induced the
county commissioners of Grow Wing county
to consent TO the location of Il dam about Il
mile and half above Brainerd and to issue
$4,000 bonds for it, although the city council
of Brainerd was opposed to it. Then he pre-
vailed upon Representative Lum TO introduce
a bill egaliZing the action of the county COM
miSSonerS. 1t went through both houses
and Kindred drove around in a back and got
Gov. McGill to sign it before anybody tum-
bled. Now Messrs Howe Paine and Taylor
are down here red-headed, and they say Kin
dred has got monopoly upon Gods water.
The bill of Mr.. Champlin, of Blue Earth, is
to protect owners of real estate, who hold
receipts for taxes paid, against unjust tax
sales. 1t provides against the sale of lands
where such receipts have been given and
taxes duly paid; relief to parties purchasing
in good faith lands offered for sale through
mistake or otherwise, upon which the taxes
have been paid; that the owner may bring
action in the district court and cancel such
sale; it makes the party claiming an interest
in such lands party defendant and, if it
appears that the taxes have been paid, the
sale shall be adiudged void.
1t is given out that Speaker W. r. Merriam
has an object in giving his reception to men,
bers of the legislature at his residence, Thurs
day evening. His ambition is said to tend
toward the gubernatorial chair, thence on
III.
trary to what was previousl. announced, no
ladies are to be present. 1t was feared that
the presence of ladies might prevent the at
tendance of some bashful Legislators.
Public Examiner Knox has secured the in
PRODUCTION OF another bill-this time to pre-
vent banks which do not have corporate
existence and do not report to the public
examiner, from doing busiuass or advertising
under corporate names. Banker Henri,
Keller, of the First National bank of Sank
Centre, and the bank of Park River OAK.
introduced 1t.
Representative Potter is acquiring quite a
reputation as an astute parliamentarian He
introduced resolution yesterday providing
that the two houses meet in joint session at
noon Tuesday to elect a United State; sena-
tor. There is a sta tie law covering this very
point, and the resolution was unnecessary.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Rogers in regard
to text books is simply to legaize the D. D.
Merrill contract. The enacting clause was
omitted when the bill was passed before. and
some doubt has been expressed as to whether
the contract is perfectly binding. The
present bill is exactly the same as the other
the enacting clause added.
Representative Barker was ruthlessly
crushed yesterday. Speaker Merriam mad
invited him to take the chair. and he had lust
girded up his loins and was making bee
line for the gavel when motion to adjourn
was made and carried.
Senator Coughs bill reducing fees for
scaling logs from to cents. was amended
before its passage to except the Seventh dis
trict. 1t will still leave MIR. Hospes of Still.
water, net income of ABOUT So 1000 per
annum.
Senator Pope, OF Mankato, will soon intro
duce bill for an Apr priation by the state
for the burial of old soldiers Veterans
Rights Union circulars are being sent oat
with the copies of his bill for soldiers home.
for soldiers home by the sale OF lands
granted to the state By the United States
provides that the lands shall be sold the same
as school lands are now.
The bill providing for the expenses of the
legislature was the first to receive the gov